Numbering device for writing-machines.



APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1908.

E A JARVIS & I N BNYARD NUMBERING DEVICE IOR WRITING MACHINES.

E. A. JARVIS L I. N. ENYARD.

NUMBERING DEVICE POR WRITING MACHINES.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY I6, 190B.

Patente@ Deo. 15, 3908.

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UNTTED sTATns PATENT oFFioE.

EDWARD A. .IARVIS AND ISAAC N. ENYARD, OF PORT RICHMOND, NEW YORK.

NUMBERING DEVICE FOR WRITIN(Er-MACHEN:ElS.y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 15, l1908.

Application led July 16, 1908. SerialNo. 443,877.

To all whom 'it Imay cof/wem:

Be it known that weL EDWARD A. JARvis and Isaac N. EN rain), citizens of the United States, residing' at Port Richmond, borough i of Richmond, lState of*New York, have invented certain new a d usful Improvements in Numbering Dev ces or Writing- Machines, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

This inventionv relates to an automatic numbering device adapted for writing ma-, chines. Y

The object of this invention is to provide an automatic numbering device which can be device is quite obvious, but it may here be .stated that it will be found particularly useful to patent attorneys for' numbering -v ,the lines of the specification and claims of apatent ap lication; it will also be useful to lawyers omg a general' practice in preparing wills, appeals, taking testimony,'

etc. In commercial business our numbering device will also be vfound beneficial.

We donot limit ourselves to the particular construction herein illustrated as the said construction. andcombination of the operating elements which constitute our device, will have to be changed, relative to each other, for different styles of writing machines; the principle will,`however, remain the same. f

To insure accurate operation of our n umbering device we preferably position `the controlling el'ementtherefor in such a manner as to have it operated in conjunction wl'tlnthe 'laten rotating and platen carriage shifting cvice, or shift-lever of the writing machine, the said controlling element being adapted to assist in the actuation of the numbering device independently of the plat-en rotating device; the numbering` device is not. however, dependent on the said shift-lever. for operation, but can be open.

' ated from Vother points vofthe writing machine.

lThe construction of the device' as well as the operation thereof. will be more fully cx! plained in the following spcification, refer- "ence being had tothe accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein- Figure 1 illustrates in perspective our improved numbering device as applied to the platen 'carriage of a visible typewriting machine; Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of our numbering device, a portion of a platen, as well as a portion of the carrier, for the numbering element frame, being shown; Fig. 3 is a. vertical section taken on a line a-a in Fig. 2; Fig. i is a detail view taken on a line b-b in Fig. 2; Fig. 5- is an enlarged detail vertical longitudinal sectional view of the. numbering elements taken on ,a line c-c in Fig. 3;-Fig'. 6 is an enlarged d- .tail vertical sectional view, of the right hand Fig. 5, and' showsthe means for returning thelel ement tothe zero point; Fig. 7 is a 'similar view, a portion only of the numbering element being shown, and shows the numbering element in an advanced position; Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional fragmentary view of the stationary tube, which is mounted within the numbering element frame carrier, the slidable plug, and spindle carried thereb being shown in elevation; Fig. 9' is an en arged end view, lookin from the right in Fig. 2 o f the numbering e ement frame hub, and shows the means for causing the hub to grip the carrier therefor; Fig. -10 is an enlarged detail view partly in section 'ment .frame carrier, and shows the manner of securing the inner tube, of rotatably supportin the outer tube or carrier, and'a ortion o the actuating spring for the num ering element-s; and Fig. l1 is a perspective view ofa writing machine, illustrating other ways of actuating the numbering elements. Referring to the drawings the numeral l indicates .fragments of the shiftable carrier frame for the platen of a typewriting machine, the said platen being indicated by 2, while 3 indicates a portion of the front bar of the frame'l. It may here be stated that all parts of the said frame, which have no bearing on this invention, havebeen omitted in Fig. l. Tothe ends 4 and 5, of the frame l, we have in this instance, attached hinged which are pivotally secured, as at 8, the 'bracket members 9 and 10 respectively; The bracket members` 9 and l()l are each provided with bearings 11 and 12 respectively-The bearings 11 and 12 rotatably support a car bracketmembers 6 and 7 respectively, tol

numbering element, taken on a line d-d inof the left hand end of the numbering -elecarrier 13 we mount a collar 18, the said collar bearing against the inner face of the bearing 11 and aids in holding the carrier 13 in position. Thecollar 18 is provided with a set-screw 19 which will hold the said collar fast. y

At a convenient position, upon the carrier 13, we rigidly mount a ratchet gear 20 toY which one end (see Fig. 2) of a coil-spring 21 is secured; the other end of said coilspring is held by the bearing 11. The coilspring 21 is wound around the carrier 13 in such a manner as |to cause the spring to set, or be put under an increased tension, when the carrier 13 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 22, Fig. 1.

To rotate the carrier 13 withthe aid of the ratchet gear 20, we employ a bar. 23 having ratchet teeth 24 which are adapted to engage the ratchet teeth of the ratchet gear 20, the said-bar 23 being connected to the arm 25 of anA operating lever 26, by a link 27; a spring 28 keeps the teeth 24 of the bar 23 normally engaged with the teeth of the ratchet gear 20. To the outer end of the lever 26 we pivotally secure, as at 29, a foldable extension 30, the said extension being provided with a downwardly extending manipulating stud 31. The stud 31 lies in the path of movement of the platen rotating and carriage moving element, or shift-lever 32, the stud 31 being long enough to extend below the said lever 32, so thatl the lever 26, which assists to actuate the numbering elements, can be manipulated to cause the numbering elements to operate independently of the lever 32, that is to sayfthe stud'31 can` be impinged by a linger and moved toward the right end of the machine, in this instance, whereby the numbering elements can be actuated. When the shift-lever 32 is moved toward the right to turn the platen 3, for a new line and to shift the carriage back to the starting point, the lever 26 `will be moved toward the right also, due to the fact that the lever 32 will strike the stud 31, whereby the numbering elements will be caused to operate, as will hereinafter appear. If we desire to throw the numbering device out of gear, sothat it will not operate, we throw the extension 30 upwardly and cause it to lie flat upon the lever 26, whereby the stud 31 kis thrown out of, the path of movement of the lever 32. The le- 38 strike.

ver 26 is returned, after operation, by a spring 33;,the lever 32 being also returned by a spring (not shown) in the usual manner.

The numbering elements of the device/are carried, in this instance, by a swinging frame 34 which comprises a hub 35 and projecting arms 36, 36t, the said frame being slidably mounted and adapted for longitudinal ad` justment, upon the carrier 13. The numbering elements above referred to comprise in this instance,-a plurality of disks 37 and 38, the disk 37 being provided'with printing type ranging from zero (0) t'o nine, the disk 38 being provided-with printing type ranging from one to nine and a blank 39 (see 42 passes through the arm 36 of the frame.

34 and extends fai' enough along the rod 40 to carry the disk 38, as shown in Fig. 5. f

'The sleeve 42 is rotated, when it becomes necessaryy to reset the .disks 37 and 38, by means of a thumb-Wheel 43. Toeach end of the rod 40, we secure brackets 44 and 45, the said brackets being provided With ink ribbon rolls 46 and 47. The ribbon 48, which composes the rolls, passes under the disks 37 and 38 in such a manner as to make an impression on thepaper, indicated by 49 (Fig. 1), when the type on the disks 37 and The bracket 45 keeps the sleeve 42 in position. i

To progress the vdisks 37 and 38 we employ a pawl. arm 5() having a plurality of prongs 51 and 52, which engage ratchet wheels 53 and 54 upon the type wheels 37 and 38 reioo spectively, there being as many teeth on-the ratchets 53 and 54 as there are type on the disks 37 and 38. The ratchet 53 is provided with a notch 55 which is somewhat deeper than the other notches on the said ratchet. The notch 55 in the ratchet 53, is positioned diametrically opposite the number nine type on the disk 37, as can be seen in Fig. 3, the depth of the teeth of the ratchet 38 being equal (see Fig. 4). frame 34 is provided with retaining spring pawls 56 and 57, the retaining pawl 56 being adapted to engage the teethof the ratchet 53 and the pawl 57 being adapted to engage the teeth of 'the ratchet 54; the pawls 56 and 57 keep their respective ratchets, and attached disks from back-lashing when the pawl arm 50 is returned after having actuated the disks 37 aiid 38.

To adapt the frame 34 for longitudinal The A adjustment along the carrier 1 3 we split the hub 35, of the said frame, as at 59 (Fig. 9) and provide the lugs 60 and 61, the lug 60 having in engagement therewith the threads of a shank 62, the said shank passing freely through the l'ug 61 and having upon the end thereof amanipulating lever 63. The threads onthe shank 62 are so disposed as to .cause the lugs 60 and 61 to come together when .the lever 63 is down, as in Fig.` 2, whereby the said hub 35 is caused to grip the carrier 13; the frame 34 is operated to cause the type on the disks 37 and 38 to print when the carrier 13 is operated by the bar 23 and lever 26, by means of a feather 64, the hub 35 being provided with a featherwa (see Fig. 3). 4

o operate the printing disks, by means of the pawl arm 50, we locate within the carrier 13 a stationary tube 65, and within the tube 65, we slidably lit a plug 66; the tube 65 is rigidly held by theibearing12. The plug 66 carries an upwardly`extending pin 67 which is adaptedto pivotally support the upper end of the pawl arm 50 as at 68,

'zlghe normal position of the disks 37 and 38 will be slightly away from the platen 3, as shown in Fig. 3, whereby the platen can be shifted, if necessary, by means of the hand wheels usually provided in all machines of the character' of lthe one herein illustrated, one of such wheels being indicated by 69, Fig. 1. In this event the paper on the platen will not be smeared. To normally retain the disks inthe above ment-ioned position is one of the functions of the locator 16. The said locator also aids to lock the frame 34 against premature movement. `To assist the locator 1 6 to perform its functions we provide the lever 26 with an arm 70,'the end of which is adapted to enter the jaw 17 of the locator 16-(see Fig. 1). When the arm 70 is forced home by the spring'33 the frame 34 cannot be raised by t e'oper'ator, by inadvertent contact, when a sheet of aper is being placed on the platen. To vfaci itate the' lacing of a sheet of paper on the platen 3, t e whole numbering device can be raised up, dueto the pivotal or .hinge connections indicated by 8, hereinbefore referred to. The brackets 11 and 12 are held down, inperat'ive position by spring latches 71, (Fig. 1). To permit the frame to be moved or partially rotated upwardly we provide the carrier-13 with an opening 72, the said opening bein wide enough to permit'the carrier 13 to epartially rotated to the desired extent. The hub 35 of the frame 34 being slotted as at 7 4 (see Fig. 3). .As the pin 67 is stationary, being held so by the slot 75 in the inner tube 65, it is necessary to rovide an'opening in the carrier 13 and huii 35 to ermlt them to be partially rotated in the erein illustrated construction. It will be seen by referring to Figs. 3 and 4 that the tooth of the paw prong 51 is longer than the tooth of the pawl prono' 52, this structure is for a purpose that will hereinafter be explained.

For the purpose of resetting the disks 37 and 38 to their starting'points we utilize the vof the said notches. Within" the slots 76 and 77 in the sleeve 42 we place, as shown in Fig.

7, a spring 79 (seeFig. 7), one end of which `is adapted to enter the said notchesA 78.

During progression, the disks 37 and 38 will rotate in the direction of the arrow 80 (see Figs. 6 and 7 therefore the spring pawls 1e erred to will not check the movementA thereof. Shouldan operator wish to reset the disks the sleeve 42, by meansof the thumb-.wheel 43 vis rotatedalso in thedirection of the arrow 80, whereby the end of the latches 79 will engage the notches 78 in each of the disks 37 and 38, when the said latches reach the position of the said notches. To reset the disks the sleeve 42 will need to be rotated but once, the said one revolution being determined by the marks, in this instance, 81 and 82, V(see Fio'. 2)'. For illustration we will suppose that the disks 37 and 38 have been performing the function of numbering the ines on a sheet and we wish to reset the wheels. In this event we rotate thesleeve, as above ,described once. During therevolution of the sleeve the latches 79 will have sprung into the notch 78 of their adjacent disks and when the said sleeve has completed the revolution, the

disks will have been brought back to the starting point. It makes no difference what the position of the notches 78 is, relative to each other, when we start to reset, one revolution of the sleeve 42 will bring the disks back to the starting point.

To enable an operator to tell what ty e] are over the inking ribbon, we number t e periphery of the disks 37 and 38, between the printingt fpe, as indicated by 81', (Fig. 2). Fig. 3 1l ustrates that the zero type 1s.V

operator can bring anyy of the type to the propel' position for printing by turning the sleeve 42 in the direction of the arrow 80, and then reverse the rotation of the sleeve and bring the marks 81 and 82 in alinement after the disk or disks have, been positioned.

As has been stated our numbering device is adapted to be applied to machines already constructed, as an attachment, or it can be built` in the machine during manufacture; the device being herein illustrated as an attachment. When applied, as an attachment, and to avoid changmg the machine, we prefer to locate the numbering-elements adjacent one end of the platen, in this instance, the leftend, and above the line or position Vof printing. In other words, we prefer to locate the device in such a position as to adapt it toapply a number to a line of written mat-ter after. the line has been written; the device being actuated, as is apparent, by the shift lever of the machine about the time that the platen ceases its movement to bring the paper, on the platen, in position to receive another line of printed matter. Fig. 3 illustrates approximately the position' of the numbering device.

Itis of course well known that as the line is being writ-ten the platen moves gradually toward the left and when the said platen reaches the selected extreme position the said .platen is partially rotated and moved back to its extreme selected right hand position by the shift-lever; it is during the manipulation of the shift-lever, to accomplish the above-named results, that our numbering device is actuated and the line which has just' been writtenis numbered. The device may be operated from other points of the machine as will hereinafter be explained: When built into the writing machine, we will utilize the inking ribbon usually employed; in this event we dispense with the ribbon 48 herein shown.

The device operates as follows: Whena` lme has been written as indicated by 82 (Fig. 1), the lever 32 will be forced toward the right bythe operator, this movement, as is well known, will partially rotate the platen 3 to bring the paper 49 in position for a new line. As the lever 32`moves toward the right the lever 26 will be carried with it whereby the bar 23 causes the ratchet wheel 20, and carrier 13, to rotate as per the arrow 22, thereby raising the frame 34,'and disks carried thereby. The rotation of the carrier 13 will wind up or set the spring 21. Just before the carrier 13 has been rotated to raise the frame 34 to the desired extent the pin 83 on the bar Y23 will strik the incline 84 of an adjustable block 85 (see Fig. 1). The continued movement of the bar 23 will cause the said incline to raise the said bar and at a 'predetermined point will throw the teeth of the bar out of mesh with the teeth of; the

carts ratchet 20. As soon as the said teeth have cleared, the spring 21 will react and suddenly throw the frame 34 downwardly against the paper whereby an impression of a numeralor numerals will take place. During the Aupward movement of the frame 34 the prongs 51 and 52 of the pawl arm 50 will actuate or revolve the disks 37 and -38 due to the fact that the pawl arm 50 is held against rotary movement by the pin 67 at the point 68. As the line indicated in Fig. 1 is the first one written, the zero mark will be in the position shown in Fig. 3, during the writing of the line. When the platen is shifted, and as the frame 34 rises the tooth on the prong 51 will gradually bring the numeral one on the disk 37 into position consequently when the spring 21 throws the frame 34 downwardly the numeral one will appear ahead, in the margin of the sheet, if .desirable, of the line just written; the disk 38 in the meanwhile remaining stationary for the reason that the greater length of the tooth on the prong 51 will keep the tooth on the prolg 52 from engaging the ratchet 54. The disk 37 will operate alone up to, and including, the ninth line. When the frame 34 descends to print the numeral nine, the tooth on the pimg 51 will enter the deep notch 55, whereby thetooth on the prong 52 will engage the notch in the ratchet 54, which lis opposite to the blank 39, indicated by 87 (Fig. 4). When the frame 34 rises for the tenth line the zero mark on the disk 37 will bebrought into position as will also the numeral .one on the disk 38. It is now evident that the disk 37 has been rotated the prong 52 has been carried away from' the ratchet 54. ,a When the frame 34 again 'rises the numeral one, on the disk 37 w1ll again be brought into position, the numeral 1 one on the' dislg 38 being already positioned, whereby the eleventh line can be numbered. The device is herein shown as capable of numbering up to 99.l If higher numerals are needed more disks can be added. After the lines of a sheet have been numbered, the disks can be reset to their starting oints by the sleeve 42 in a manner already escribed. If We wish to apply' numbers at any other point on the paper, the lever 63 can be raised, whereby the frame is loosened and adapted for adjustment, or movement, to the desired position and there clamped by forcing the lever 63 down again. It is obvious that as the bar 23 returns after actuation thereof, the teeth of said bar will jump the vteeth of the ratchet 23 and finally come to its normal position. When the disks 37 and 38 strike, to print, they will rest against the paper until the lever 26 returns, to its normal posi- --3. The frame'will be hel tion, but just before the said bar returns to its normal position the arm 70 thereupon will ente;` the jaw 17 of the lock, or locator 16, striking the upper member thereof, and raise the frame clear of the aper, as in Fig.

d and locked in this position untilagain actuated.

The herein illustrated portion of a typewriter platen carriage, shownvin Fig. 1, and the framing and carriage, shown in Fig. 11, are substantially the construction of a standard ytypewriting machine of the Underwood type, for that reason the writing elements have not been shown.

In Fig. 11 the numbering device is shown,

as adapted for operation from a point adjacent the,keyboard of typewriting inachine, the rod 23 being operated by a bellcrank lever 86 which is attached in this instance, to the end 4 of the carriage 1; the opposite end 5 of the carriage 1 is provided with an arm 87. The arm 87 and the arm 88 of the bell-crank lever 86 are connected by a-bar`89. To operate the bell-crank lever 86 and rod 23 a lever 90 is pivotally secured to tliestationary frame 91 of the machine, asat 92; the lever 90 will be convenient to the operator as it is adjacent the key-board of the machine. The inner end of the lever 90 is adapted to rise as far as necessary, but is prevented from lowering beyond a predetermined point by means of a'lug93 thereupon, the said lug being adapted to rest upon the frame 91. The inner end of the lever 90 has pivotally secured thereto the lower end of a link 94. The upper end of the link 94 carries a jawf95, having an inclined end 96.

Upon the rod 89 We mount an adjustable Y .block 97 which carries a pivotal arm 98, the

said-arm being adapted to swing in one direction only, as is evident from the construction. `As the carriage 1 travels the rod 89 will slipin the jaw 95. lIii at any time during the`movement of the carriage 1, the operatorwde'sires to operate the numbering device,'the"'s`ai`d operator piesses the outer end of the lever 90 which will force the rod 89, bellcrank 86 .and arm 87 upwardly whereby the rod 23 will be forced inwardly and cause the numbering device to operate in a manner hereinbefoi'e described. Under normal conditions the block 97 will be held at the extreme end of the rod 89, and out of the way of the link 94.

If the operatorwishes to cause the numbering device to act automatically absolutely, that is without any direct assistance, the block' 97 is fastened by the set screw 99 to the rod 89, at the desired position, whereby as the carriage moves the said arin 98 on the block'97 will strike the incline 96, of the F auf 9.5, and ride upwardly, Wliereby the said bar 23 is moved inwardly whereby the numbering device is caused to act. As the carriage 1 returns the arm 98 Vwill jump the jaw 95, as is evident.

In the appended claims the term typewriting inacliine'is intended to cover such devices as the electric typewriter or similar machines.

When built into a machine our improved numbering device can be constructed or positioned to utilize-the inking ribbon ordinarily employed, and can operate to number a line before it is written, or to number a line as it is written.

Having now described our invention what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In combination with'a typewriting inachine provided with a rotatable platen and means adapted to rotate said platen, a numbering device adapted for operation-by/said platen rotating means. V

2. In combination with a typewriting machine provided with a rotatable platen andy means adapted to rotate said platen, a numbering device, means whereby said laten.

,rotating device can o erate said num rin device, and means a apted to actuate sai numbering device independently of -said platen rotating device.

' 3. In combination with a ty ewriting Inachine provided vwith a mova le platen, a numbering device comprising a plurality of rotatable disks, means adapted to progress saidv disks, and means adapted to actuate said numbering device when said platen isinoved.

4. In combination with a typewriting machine provided with a paper-holding device,-

and means adapted to advance the paper, an'automatically progressing numbering device, aiid means carried by the typewriting machine adapted to operate said numbering device after the paper has been advanced.

5. In combination with a typewriting machine provided with a movable carriage, and a platen carried thereby, a numbering device, nieans carried bysaid carriage adapted to actuate said numbering device, and means adapted to automatically lock said numbering device after each actuation thereof.

`6. In a typewriting machine, the combina- Ytion of a platen, a Aplurality of printing Y characters adapted for' movement independently of each other, means adapted to lcause said characters to contact said platen,

an automatic line numbering device adapted for progression, anda manually operable device 'carried by the typewriting machine adapted ato operate said numbering device to contact. said platen independently of the actuation ot' said printing characters.

7. In a typeiviiting machine, the Ycombination ot' af platen adapted to hold paper, a plurality of writing devices adapted to contactl the paper on said platen singly and in succession whereby a line 1s written, an automatic numbering device independent of' said Writing devices, adapted for progres- 5 sion, and a manually operable device car- \ied'by the typewriting machine adapted to cause said numbering device to'contact the Y paper vindependently of the actuation of said writing devices.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ame, a carriage adapted for movement transversely of said frame, means adapted to impart to the carriage a transverse movement, a paper lholdmg device mounted on said carriage, printing devices adapted to contact the paper, means adapted to actuate said devicesran independent numbering device, and a manually operable device ycarried by the typewriting machine adapted to cause said numbering device to I automatically contact said paper inde endried thereby, a stationary element adjacent to said carrier, means carried by said sta- -tionary element adapted to progress said numbering elements when said carrier is moved, and means adapted to move said carrier, to cause the numbering elements carried thereby'to contact said pendently of said devices.

10. In a typewritiug machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen and independplaten, inde- 40 ently movable printing devices adapted to contact said platen, an independent numbering device a apted for progression, carried by said carriage, adapted to contact said platen, and means also carried by said car-y 45. ria e adapted to .assist in the actuation of sai numbering device to contact said platen independently of said printing devices.

l11. In a ty ewriting machine, 4the combination of a p aten and. independently movable printing devices adapted to contact said platen, a swinging frame, numbering elelments` adapted -for progression carried by said frame, means adapted to progresssaid elements, and a manually operable device carried by the typewriting machine adapted to actuate said frame, to cause the elements carried thereby to contact said platen, independentlyof said printing devices.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, independentlymovable printing devlces adapted to contact said platen singly and in succession, an independent automatically progressing numbering device adapted for adjustngent longitudinally 6,5 ofsaid platen, means adapted to cause said numbering device to-contact said platen independently of said printing devices, and means adapted to secure said numbering device in an a'djusted position.

13. In a typewrit-ing machine, the combinationv of a platen, independently movable printing devlces adapted to contact said platen, an independent automatically progressing numbering device, a manually operable device carried by the typewritmg machine adapted to cause said numbering device to contact said platen independently of the movement of said printing devices, and means adapted to reset said numbering device to the starting point.

14. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, independently movable printing devices adapted to contact said platen, an independent movably mounted automatically progressing numbering device, a s ring adapted to cause said numbering devlce to contact said platen independently of said printing devices, and a manually operable device carried by the typewriting machine adapted to place said spring under tension and to release said spring to cause said numbering device to contact said platen.

1-5. In a typevvriting machine, the combination of a platen, manually operable printing devices adapted to contact said platen, an independent numberingdevice adapted for progression, and a manually operable device carried by the typewriting machine adapted to cause said numbering device to contact saidl platen independently of the operation of said printing devices. 16. In a typewriting machine, the combi-l nation of a platen, manually operable writing devices adapted to contact said platen, a movable carrier, numbering elements adapted for progression carriedby said carrier, means independent of' said carrier adapted to automatically progress said numbering elements, a manually operable device carried by the typewriting machine adapted to actuate said carrier independently of, the movement of said Writ-ing devices, and means adapted to progress said numbering elements independently of the automatic means.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame, a carriage mounted on said frame and adapted for movement transversely thereof, means adapted to impart to the carriage a transverse movement a platen mounted on said carriage, printing devices adapted to contact said platen, an automatically progressing numbering device, and a manually operable device carried by the typewriting machine adapted to cause said numbering device to contact said platen at any point during the transverse movement of said carriage.

18. In .a typewriting machine, the combination of a frame, a platen carried'by said frame, printing means adapted to contact;

said platen, Ian independent automatically'fried by the typewriting machine adapted to progressing numbering fdevice, and a vmanually controlled device carried by the type- Writing machine adapted to cause said numbering device to operate.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rame,a transversely movable carriage mounted thereupofn, means adapted to impart to the carriage a transverse movement, aV 'paper holding device, printing means, an independent automatically progressing numbering device; and means caroperate said numbering device v vhen said carriage has reached a predetermined posi- 15 tion.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 13th day of July 1908.

EDWARD A. J ARVIS. ISAAC N. ENYARD.

Vitnesses MLLDRED VIALLS, ABRAM SHLIVEK. 

